SpyPhone, software that allows you to fully control your smartphone, is one of the flagship products of our new partner – Spy Shop. Szymon, our Help Desk Hero and enthusiast of technological innovations, tested this intriguing, almost spy-like application for two weeks. Are you curious about the results? Read the review.
We’ll be honest with you – our first association with the name SpyPhone was obvious – a husband spying on an unfaithful wife and vice versa. However, after testing the phone, we admit – SpyPhone is much more than a tool for jealous couples. Wisely used, the application will help you take care of your safety – your own and your loved ones'. And on top of that, it will protect you in case of phone theft or damage.
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➡ What is SpyPhone?
SpyPhone is software that you can install on selected smartphones offered by Spy Shop (you buy a package – a phone with the application already installed, or you can bring your own phone). This tool works on both Android and iOS systems. And most importantly – it is completely invisible to the smartphone user. So you don't have to worry about someone discovering they are being spied on by you. The application's command center is located on another device of your choice, e.g., a laptop. You log into the management panel, from which you can send specific commands to the tracked phone.
– The management panel of the application is in English. However, it is very simple, almost intuitive, and even people who don't know the language shouldn't have any problems with it. It took me literally a few minutes to grasp most of the functions. Plus, every new user gets a short user manual for this tool at the beginning – says our tester, Szymon.
The application collects and sends all data that we request from the management panel. This way, photos (both from the gallery and those taken at your command at a given moment!), SMS messages, and even call recordings will be sent directly to your computer. You can also track your internet browsing history, conversations on social media, or record conversations in the room where the phone is located. That's not all – you can also send SMS messages or make calls from the smartphone you are tracking. Even hidden ones – if you send a message from the computer panel, it will reach the recipient, but it won't show up in your sent messages.
SpyPhone sends you the collected information in real-time – provided the smartphone has internet access at the moment (Wi-Fi, data transmission). If it remains offline, it remembers data up to two days back and sends it to your management panel when it connects to the network.
The application doesn't take up much space on the phone and doesn't significantly affect battery consumption. It's also worth remembering that it's completely invisible to the phone user. So there's no need to worry that someone will realize we're using it, for example, by looking through our smartphone.
➡ Secure Data All in One Place
If you believe the programmers, the world is divided into those who back up their data and those who will start doing it. With SpyPhone, you don't have to worry about that – all the most important data from your phone is automatically collected, and you can access it from the management panel. Imagine this situation – you go on the vacation of your life. For two weeks, you took over 500 photos, recorded funny videos for friends, and collected tickets and travel documents. But on the last day of your trip, your phone fell into the water. In such situations, it's a shame about the phone, but even more so – about the data collected on it. Thanks to SpyPhone, you won't lose a single photo, not a single video. Photos, SMS messages, hotel reservations, and plane tickets – you'll be able to recover everything thanks to the Spy Phone application.
➡ Control Your Child
Every parent has worried more than once about where their child is. This is especially difficult when we are parting with our child for a longer period for the first time, hiring a new babysitter, or dealing with a rebellious teenager. Thanks to SpyPhone, you will know in a few seconds if everything is okay. All you need to do is install the application on your child's phone. From that moment on, you can enable remote sound recording or take a photo at any time. Do you hear the teacher's words in the background? That means your child is at school and is safe. Thanks to SpyPhone software, you can also monitor your child's online safety. In the past, danger was mainly outside the home. In the online world, even a computer can be a threat. It's good to be able to detect danger at the right moment.
➡ One Click and You Have a Photo of the Thief
In case of theft of your smartphone, thanks to the ability to locate it from the application, you will find it quickly. SpyPhone also allows you to take photos remotely. This means that without the thief's knowledge, you can activate the camera on your phone, and a few seconds later, the face of the person currently using your smartphone will appear on your computer. Or perhaps the thief himself will decide to send photos to his friends? Or brag in an SMS to a colleague that he has a new phone? All this data will be sent to your computer. This is the first step to recovering your lost item and, above all, undeniable evidence in the phone theft case.
The phone doesn't have to be stolen. You might just lose it. In that case, the SpyPhone application will also come to your rescue, as it enables quick device location.
– In the morning rush, I forgot my phone. Being already at work, I realized I didn't have it with me and immediately thought I must have lost it. Fortunately, I had the application installed at the time and quickly found out that I had simply left my smartphone at home – recounts our Help Desk Hero Szymon.
There's another plus – although the phone uses GPS, it doesn't need a separate location option turned on. It downloads data in the background and sends it to our computer, which is important – without additional battery drain.
➡ You've Got the Stalker Covered
Do you get silent calls? Or maybe someone sends you strange messages? With SpyPhone, you can feel safe. Every call you receive can be recorded – and you don't need to enable any additional functions for this. The conversation in AMR quality will be automatically saved and sent to your computer when you have internet access. A single audio file can last up to 60 minutes, after which you need to restart the program from the management panel. After another hour – again, and so on, as many times as you need. Recording calls can also be useful in more mundane situations. While testing the device, the application helped Szymon create a shopping list.
– The person I was talking to asked me to buy a few things. I had no way to write them down, but after the conversation ended, I had the shopping list in the device's memory – he adds.
➡ Safe Family Members
Do you have an elderly person in your family who has memory problems? Have you ever worried that Grandma or Grandpa hasn't returned home on time? It might be a good time to convince them about SpyPhone. Even if the elderly person leaves the apartment and has trouble returning – you can locate them with an accuracy of up to 10 meters and safely bring them home. Remember that the phone downloads GPS data itself, so the elderly person doesn't have to remember to turn on the location function on their phone.
➡ Spy Phone Summary
Szymon found a whole list of benefits from using the SpyPhone application. Among the most obvious were the wide range of applications affecting our sense of security – the ability to locate a lost device, backup of all data, a way to control a child. Additionally, he noted the ease of use and the certainty that no one other than us will know about the application's presence on the phone.
SpyPhone also has its drawbacks. One of them is that… it's addictive.
– It's a great gadget. People who like technological novelties will be delighted with it and will constantly play with it – summarizes Szymon.
But seriously – you have to remember that the way you use such a tool depends on you, and you are responsible for whether you are truly acting for your own safety or playing private detective and eavesdropping on your partner without their knowledge, which you are not necessarily authorized to do.
PS. We remind you that Vikings who would like to purchase SpyPhone software will receive a 10% discount on software at Spy Shop.
